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shane wrote:Isn't the claim made by Traxxas, about the Bandits 70mph vxl, on 3s lipos?

Yeah, but they say it does 40mph out of the box on the included NiMH pack.

Thanks! So, then does that explain why the 3500KV motor in the Bandit VXL makes it so much faster than the 3300KV in the RTR B4.1? I mean, Traxxas claims speed up to 70MPH with the Bandit, but I don't believe the B4.1 is anywhere near as fast? I wouldn't think 200 rpm/Volt would make that much diffe...

To go along with this discussion, I have a question regarding the KV rating on a brushless motor.

If you have equivalent KV ratings on the motor, are they equal in terms of power?

I'm John. Live in Colorado and have been into RC cars for a long time, since I was a kid in the 80's. I've had a lot of RC cars, but only 3 hobby level. Those are a Kyosho Hi-Rider Corvette, an RC10 and an HPI Savage. The Hi-Rider Corvette needs some work to get into running shape, but the RC10 stil...